Sam Forstag
Candidate · U.S. House · Montana
Democrat · Challenger45%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
Running for
OfficeU.S. House
SeatMontana, district 1
AgainstAaron Flint (R)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websitesamformontana.com ↗
X@SamForstag ↗ Campaign
The district
MT-1 · Montana
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Smokejumper Firefighter & Labor Organizer.
The campaign · in their wordssamformontana.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Make Housing Work for Working People
“Sam will make federal housing investments that match the crisis, reform outdated zoning, ban hedge funds from buying up our homes, and restore the first-time homebuyer credit.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Make Healthcare Work for Working People
“Sam will give every Montanan the choice of free Medicare for working people, expand it to cover dental, vision, and hearing, and let Medicare negotiate all drug prices.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Get Money Out Of Politics
“Sam will overturn Citizens United, lower contribution limits, ban members of Congress from trading stocks, and stop former members from becoming lobbyists.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 11 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 9 statements
Left
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
The race · Montana House, district 1 · 7 days out
Aaron FlintRepublican · challenger · Right 38 from statements56%Sam ForstagDemocrat · challenger · Left 36 from statements45%3836
73 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
$3.7M
Raised
$3M
From individuals
Named donors · gifts over $200
$2M
Itemized · 65% of individual
2,062
Named donors
32%
Itemized from Montana
By occupation
$826k
$243k
$65k
$39k
$38k
By state
$624k
$376k
$178k
$102k
$87k
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Enact a Billionaire Tax of 5% on fortunes over $1 billion.”
“We don’t need to roll back public lands protections ... We can defend wild places”
“establishing a minimum marginal tax rate of 30% for income over $1 million per year”
On the ballot with them · Montana, Nov 3, 2026
MT Senate · open seat
Kurt Alme (R) · 92%
vs. Seth Bodnar (I) · 8%
MT-2
Troy Downing (R) · 97%
vs. Brian Miller (D) · 3%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Sam Forstag
Candidate · U.S. House · Montana
Democrat · Challenger45%
Party to win · Kalshi
Oct 27, 2026 snapshot
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Flint (R)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“For Montana. For all of us.”
Plank 1
Make Housing Work for Working People
“Sam will make federal housing investments that match the crisis, reform outdated zoning, ban hedge funds from buying up our homes, and restore the first-time homebuyer credit.”
Plank 2
Make Healthcare Work for Working People
“Sam will give every Montanan the choice of free Medicare for working people, expand it to cover dental, vision, and hearing, and let Medicare negotiate all drug prices.”
Plank 3
Get Money Out Of Politics
“Sam will overturn Citizens United, lower contribution limits, ban members of Congress from trading stocks, and stop former members from becoming lobbyists.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · samformontana.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Budget and taxesLeft 37
Left, 37 points from center
Housing and techLeft 45
Left, 45 points from center
Energy and landLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Health careLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
Crime and justiceLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
TradeLeft 33
Left, 33 points from center
ImmigrationLeft 23
Left, 23 points from center
EducationLeft 36
Left, 36 points from center
Civil rightsLeft 28
Left, 28 points from center
Federal powerMixed
Mixed
Foreign policyL-lean 17
L-lean, 17 points from center
The race · MT-1 · 7 days out
Aaron FlintRepublican · challenger · Right 38 from statements56%Sam ForstagDemocrat · challenger · Left 36 from statements45%3836
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · FEC through Sep 30, 2026
Raised, 2026
From individuals
Itemized · 65% of individual
Named donors
The FEC doesn't name donors who give under $200, so their gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“Enact a Billionaire Tax of 5% on fortunes over $1 billion.”
“We don’t need to roll back public lands protections ... We can defend wild places”
“establishing a minimum marginal tax rate of 30% for income over $1 million per year”
On the ballot with them · Montana
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll